Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-15
FIFTIETH C~oNaREss.g
Abstract of the Proceedings ofthe
Senate and House.

Senate and House.
SENATE.
The Senate was organized withouttroub-
Ia. There has been and there win be no
deadlock. The Republicans did not ODD
iect to swearing In OF Democratic senators,
and the Democratic senators did not Cd
iect To the administration oil the oath 70
the Republican senators.
But one senator is kept standing at The
door-Mr. Faulkner OF West Nirgania-ano
he stands aside with the common consent
OF both parties in the senate. obtained Iust
before the assembling OF the senate as the
result Of a compromise. His credentials
are alleged to be Irregular on their lace.
Mr.. lurpie OF Indiana took the path n
subscribed his name to the book oil oaths
and holds his seat upon his credentials.
Mr. Hoar objected for the time being to
administering the oath oil Office to MT.
Faulkner.
He understood that, whatever question
arose concerning the title oil that senator
10 a seat. arose on the credentials them
selves. the whole proceedings OF the legisla-
ture and the history OF the case being there
disclosed and fully recited. Assuming that,
In accordance with the usages oithe senate,
he would himself be a member OF the COM
mittee on privileges and elections. he gave
the assurance that thequestion should be
dealt with at the earliest possible moment,
so that the gentleman entitled to the seat
would be able to enter on the discharge oil
his duties as senator.
Mr.. Kenpa said thatt the course suggested
seemed emiuently appropriate and he
trusted that the action would De taken
without the formality OF q vote. This sug-
pestion was adopted and the board ad-
adjourned.
HOUSE
The roll call which followed the calling
TO order of the house was interrupted Just
as it began by a crank, who, sitting In the
northeast corner OF the gallery, started up
the doxology as the gavel came down, and
had finally to be haeIed out bodily by the
heels before he would stop. Mr..
Clark called for denominations Tor
speaker. Sunset Cox nomina
ted John G Carlisle. q
dali. Mills, Mckinley and Long OF Massa-
chusetts were called on to act as tellers.
But 3I3 votes we're cast, OF which Carlisle
rot 1853, and Reed 14S. Nichols of North
Carolina and Smith f Milwaukee voted
for Brumm, the Greenback Republican
from Pennsylvania. The clerk then ap-
pointed Reed and Cox a mmit to es-
cort Mr.. Carlisle to the floor oil the house.
Judge Kelley Of Pennsylvania, as the
Oldest mtflffEI Vi IL bOho-
stepped forward and administered the
oath to Carlisle, and The latter, taking the
ravel, became for the third time speaker
of the house. He spoke at some
length, mostly on the vital ne
eessity ~ofreducing taxes SO as to ayoidt the
dangerous surplus in the treasury.
The speech was received with satisfac-
ton on both sides, the slight key note oil
protection which entered into his tariff re-
iuetion comments being especially pleas
ing to the Randall Democrats.
The process ri ~electing officers oil the
house Was much as usual. Cox Offering a
resolution embodying the names adopted
By the Democratic caueus, and Cannon OF
'ering an amendment to substitute the
names selected by the Republican caucus.
After drawing seats the House adjourned.
SENATE.
The president sent the following nomin-
atoms to the senate.
Lacius @. c. Lamar OF Mississippi, as
sociate Justice of the supreme court OF the
United States; William f. Villas OF Wiseon-
sin, secretary OF the interior; Don NJ Dick
inson of Michigan, postmaster general;
Charles S. Fairehild of New York, secre-
tary of the treasury; George L. Rivers OF
New York, assistant secretary OF state:
isaac II. Maynard Of New York, assistant
secretary of tire treasury SigourDey But
Ter of Massachusetts,. second controller OF
the treasury: James W. Hytae of CONFETTI
cut, treasurer OF the United States.
Little business done. and an adjourn
ment was had until Thursday.
HOUSE.
large number of amendments to the
rdIes were submitted and the Presidents
message was read.
SENATE.
Not in session.
HOUSE.
In the house the committee on mileage
was announced as follows: Rogers Ark.
Belden On. ", Howard Ind.l. Burnett
(Mass.). FELTON, ECal.) Resolutions pro.
viding for the amendment OF the rules OF
the house were offered as follows:
By Mr.. McCreary, to amend rule
81 by adding thereto the following.
And all general appropriation bills shall
be reported to the house within
sixty days after the appointment
OF the standing committees, at the first
session, and within forty days after the
commencement of the second session. By
Mr.. Hudd (Wis.t, to amend rule s so as
to require every member to be present
within the hall OF the house during the
session, unless excused or necessarily pre-
vented, and to vote on all votes and on
each roll call, unless personally or
peculiarly interested in the proposition
under pain of liability to expulsion. By
Mr. Springer, to amend rule 90, paragraph
3, SO as to read: THE fourth Monday OF
ach month after the call of states and
territories until adjournment on that day.
shall, when claimed by the COMMITTEES on
territories be devoted exclusively to the
consideration OF business presented by
that committee. and any unfinished busi-
ness remaining at the end OF the day shall
be in order until disposed Of" By Mr..
Springer. providing for the abolition Of the
committees OF Pacific railroads. invalid
pensions, mileage, militia and improve
meut OF the Mississippi river, and the
transfer OF their functions ia other COM
mittees- Provision is also made for a
general increase of the membership OF the
remaining committees and rearraugment
OF their duties to some extent.
Adjourned for several days.
At the regular meeting OF Minnesota 10y